Improved boot-jack



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MOSES T. RIDOUT, OF MILW'AUKEE, \VISOONSIN.

IMPROVED BOOT-JACK.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 33,543, dated October22, 1861.

.To aZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MosEs '1. Rumor, of Milwaukee, in the county ofMilwaukee and State of Wisconsin, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Boot-Jacks; and I do hereby declare that the following isa full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings, making part of this specification, in whichFigure 1 is a perspective view of my invention, showing the under sideof a bootjack. Fig. 2 is a section of one of the jaws.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in bothfigures. V

My invention consists in a new and useful improvement in boot-jacks, bywhich I am enabled to adjust the same by means of the teeth andtoe-piece hereinafter described to fit any sized boot, and which holdsthe boots and allows them to be drawn with ease and facility.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I willproceed to de scribe its construction and operation.

A A are the jaws, marked on their upper side with the number or size ofthe boots and on their lower sides provided With'ratchetteeth a, whichmay be made of any suitable material and securely attached thereto, or,if desired, the boot-jack may be made of metal with the teeth cast uponit.

0 is a toe-piece formed with sockets inclosing the jaws A and beveled onits back surface, so as to firmly hold the toe of the boot when beingdrawn from the foot.

0 is a tooth projecting upward from the lower part of the toe-piece, soas to allow it to be adjusted at any size and keep the same fromslipping while the boot is being drawn off.

a is a shoulder projecting inward from each of the jaws to limit thebackward motion of the toe-piece.

D is the block or rest which supports the jaws at a proper distance fromthe floor.

The operation is as-follows: One foot being placed upon the jack, theother toe is in serted between the jaws and beneath the toepiece, whichmoves forward freely until the heel passes between the jaws at back. Anupward pressure then instantly locks thetoepiece by means of the teeth 0and a, and the boot is readily drawn from the foot, after which thetoe-piece is moved forward and the boot taken out.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination of the toothed jaws A A a and sliding toe-piece O c,constructed and operating substantially as and for the purpose setforth.

MOSES T. RIDOUT.

Witnesses:

WM. R. BLOOMFIELD, J NO. A. SEGER.

